جاءَتْ تَزُورُ فِراشي بَعْدَمَا قُبِرَتْ

فَظَلْتُ أَلْثُمُ نَحْراً زَانَهُ الجِيدُ

She came to visit my bed after being buried

So I kept kissing a neck adorned with pearls

وقُلْتُ قُرَّةَ عيني قدْ بُعِثْتِ لَنَا

فكيفَ ذَا وطَريقُ القَبْرِ مَسْدُودُ

And I said, my heart's delight, you have been resurrected for us

So how, when the path to the grave is blocked?

قالتْ هناكَ عِظَامِي فيهِ مُودَعَةٌ

تَعِيثُ فيها بَنَاتُ الأرضِ والدُّودُ

She said, my bones are deposited there

Where the daughters of the earth and worms prey on them

وهذِهِ الرُّوحُ قدْ جَاءَتْكَ زائرةً

هذي زِيارَةُ مَنْ في القَبْرِ مَلْحُودُ

And this soul has come to you as a visitor

This is the visit of one who lies in a wretched grave